2019-06-01 25 Beautiful Homes

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period terrace | 25bh

Sittingroom
Whitefloorboards
andwallsincreasethe
senseofspaceinhere.
Floorspaintedin
DiamondHardfloor
paint,£22.95for2.5L,
Ronseal.Armchair,eBay.
VentosofainManhattan
Grey,£999,Made.com.
Sinnerligpendant,
£40,Ikea.Kilocoffee
table,£60,Habitat

Kitchen
takingthecabinetry
uptotheceilingisa
sleekstoragesolution.
Veddingeunits,from
£13fora 60x80cm
door,Ikea.Striped
rug,£178,House
Doctor at Att Pynta

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ackin2016,whenCharlotteCoxandFrancis
Vidalwantedtoputdownrootsina larger
property,theydidnotexpecttoendupin
southwestLondon.‘WewerelivinginKing’s
Crossandwanteda properhousewitha gardeninan
areathatwasa bitgreener,withlesshustleandbustle,
andwereinitiallylookinginthenorthofthecity,’says
Charlotte.However,theyfoundtheycouldgetmorefor
theirmoneybysearchingsouthoftheriver.‘Alotofour
friendsweremovingsouthandwelovedthisparticular
area’saysCharlotte.‘Ithasa farmer’smarketona Sunday
andreallynicelittleindependentshops.Itfeelslikeyou’re
leavingLondonwhenyouwalkoutofthestation.’
Charlotteis ratherlesseffusiveaboutherinitial
impressionsoftheirnewhouse:‘Itcertainlywasn’tlove
atfirstsight,’shesays.‘Ithadbeenusedasa rentaland
noneoftheinteriorswereinkeepingwiththeperiodof
theproperty.’Inthesittingroomwasa Seventiesfireplace
thatconcealedtheboiler,andthewallswerepaintedin
garishpurples,bluesandyellows.Consequently,assoon
asthecouplemovedin,theystartedtotransformthe
interior.Theybeganbyknockingthroughtheseparate
kitchenandlivingrooms.‘Thekitchenis north-facing
andit feltreallydarkandboxy,’saysCharlotte.‘I love
nowhavinga free,openandmoresocialspace.’
Charlotte,a graphicdesigner,is inspiredbythe
Scandinavianapproachtodecor.‘WhenI wasa student,
I didanarchitecturalpilgrimagetoalltheplacesdesigned
by Alvar Aalto and Arne Jacobsen,’ she says. ‘I just fell in

design tip‘Thinkaboutall

thelittledetailsthatyoudon’t

necessarilynoticebutarevitalparts

of theroom,likeradiators,light

switches and window treatments’

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